Bed-sofa



No. 6l7,754.

Patented Ian. l7, I899. A. MABTENSON.

BED SOFA.

(Application file d May 13, 1896.)

2 Sheeis-Sheat I.

(No Model.)

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BED SOFA.

(Application filed an is, was.

(No Modaj.)

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AM V 7 ANDREV MARTENSON,

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or CLEVELAND, OIIIO.

BED=SOFA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 617,754, dated January17, 1899.

Application and ma 13,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW MARTENSON, a citizen of Sweden, residing atCleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga, State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Bed-Sofas; and I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in bed-sofas; andit consists in the construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafterfully set forth, and pointed out particularly in the claims.

The object of the invention is to construct a sofa in such manner'as toenable it to be readily converted into a bed and in which theconstruction is such that when folded or closed to serve as a sofa theclothing of the bed is contained therein and all parts so adjusted andsecured as to present the appearance of an ordinary article of furnitureof this character. This object is attained bythe mechanism illustratedin the accompanying drawin s, in which igure 1 is a general perspectiveview of my improved bed-sofa. Fig. 2 is a like view showing the positionof parts when serving as a bed. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thedevice partially opened, a portion of the end being broken away to showconstruction of parts. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of Fig. 3

with the bed half opened. Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail ofa portion ofthe back, showing manner of locking end rolls.

Referring to the letters of reference,A designates the body or frame ofthe. sofa, having a suitable back A and end pieces A.

The bottom or seat B of the sofa may be formed of the ordinary springs,which are mounted in a rectangular frame B and are covered with theusual upholstery. [This frame B is so mounted that it maybe reversed orturned over in the frame of the sofa within its own width, so as topresentthe upper face or seat thereof downward and the bottom upward.This movement is accomplished by means of the conptrnction shown moreclearly 'frame B,.as at e.

1896. Serial No. 591,333 (No model.

in Figs. 3 and 4 which consists of a plate C, let into the oppositeinner faces of the end pieces A" at each end of the sofa and providedwith a horizontal slot a therein, in which the headed pins a lie and areadapted to move longitudinally. These pins are secured in the end railsof the frame B at one side of the longitudinal center of said rails andnearer the rear edge of said frame, the pins being entered in said slotsthrough the opening a'" communicating with said slots through the upperedge of said plates. At each end of the reversible seat or bottom isemployed a connecting link or arm D. The inner end of said arm is'pivoted at e to the plate 0 and the outer end thereof to the end railsof the With this construction when the parts are in their normalposition, as shown in Fig. l, the pins o will lie in the extreme innerend of the slots a and the arms D parallel to and between the platesOand the ends of frame B'.- In this position and when the seat or bottomof the sofa is unlocked, as hereinafter described, by depressing therear edge of said seat it may be reversed or turned over to present thebottom upward, in which operation the function of the-arms D causes thepins a',on which the seat is supported, to travel outward in the slots(1, thereby raising the seat or bottom as it revolves, so that the lowercorner passes free from the floor, as shown in Fig. 3,'en-

-abling it to turn within its own width. When this operation iscomplete, the pins a lie in the outer end of the slots a and the bottomof the seat is presented upward, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. When it isdesired to restore the seat or bottom to its normal position, it isreversed by depressing the outer edge thereof, causing it to swing backto'the position shown in Fig. 1, as will bewell understood, the pins a?traveling backward in the slots a. a a

E, designates a supplementary frame which is substantially of the sameform as the frame B and is hinged'to the rear edge thereof, as

shown at b, and adapted to fold against the under face of said frame B.This frame E isemployed to convert the sofa into a double ,bed and isadapted to unfold outward when the seat is reversed, as shown in Fig. 2,be-- ing provided with the legs E, hinged to the "rails of' said frameand adapted to swing down and support the outer edge of the frame E whenopen. \Vithin said frames B and E is any suitable arrangement of springsor 5 mattress E, which is divided through the cener to permit saidframes to fold together. he edges of the rails of said frames standigher than the surface of the mattress, so as form a space between theframes when fo ded for the retention of the bedclothes, enabling them tobe folded between said frames and obviating the removal of the clothingwhen the bed is not in use.

In Fig. 2, G designates the retaining straps, which are secured acrossthe clothing on frame E and retain them in place while said frame'isbeing folded onto frame B in the operation of closing the bed. Hinged atthe head of said frames are the wings G, which are turned outward, asshown by dotted lines, when the bed is made up, to support the pillows,turning in upon the mattress when the bed is closed.

For the purpose of locking the frame B to prevent any tipping thereofwhen the bed is in service there are employed the elbowlevers f, whichare pivotally mounted at each end of said frame a'nd adapted to beactuated to thrust their locking ends f through the end rails of theframe and into corresponding keepers in the inner faces of the endpieces A", as shown at fin Fig. 4, thereby. securely locking the frame Bin place.

To fold'the parts together after serving as a bed, the clothes,including the pillows, if desired, are secured by the straps G and theframe E folded onto the frame B. The legs E are then folded onto theframe E and secured by means of the pivoted angle-arm d, which ismounted on the under face of frame E and is adapted to turn upon itspivot, so that one end thereof will swing over the crossrail (1,connecting said legs, and retain them firmly in place. At the same timethe opposite end of said arih enters a recess 0 in the back face of thedepending front piece F, as clearly shown in Fig. 3,and thereby lockingthe frame E as well in its folded position against the frame B. Saidframe B is then unlocked by disengaging the elbow-levers f, when saidfolded parts are turned or reversed to bring the seat'of the sofauppermost, as shown in Fig. 1, in which position presenting theapearance of an ordinary sofa, but capable of f beihg at once convertedinto a bed.

l The arm rcsts or rolls II at the ends are hinged at i to the endpieces A" and are adapted to turn outward when making the sofa into abed'; but when the sofa is closed '60 these rolls or arm-rests areturned inward and lie across the ends of the seat, and being sefoldedparts. To securely retain the end rolls II in this position, an arm itis pivoted at-o to the rear ends thereof, as shown in Fig. 5, and passesthrough a clip or keeper 7:, attached to the back A. A notch s in theunder edge of said arm is adapted to engage said keeper to lock saidrolls when turned inward, so as to lie across the ends of the seat, andwhile locked in this position the sofa cannot be opened. To unlock saidarms so as to permit the rolls to turn outward, the outer end thereof isdcpressed to raise the inner end and disengage the notch s, when saidarms will draw freely far when reversed, a pin e" is set in the end railof said frame, with which the upper edge of the arm D- engages as said frame reaches a horizonal position, as shown in Fig. 4.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a bed-sofa, the combination of the fixed frame having the endpieces, the bottom or seat-frame reversibly mounted in said fixed frame,the arm-rests at the ends hinged to said end pieces so as to foldoutwardly and havinga flat under face which rests upon said end pieces,said arm rests adapted to lie across the ends of the scat-frame whenclosed to secure it from turning, thearms pivoted to the rear ends ofsaid arm-rests having a notch therein, and the keepers secured to theback of the sofa with which the notches in said arms are adapted toengage to lock said arm-rests.

2, In a ,lbed-sofa, the combination of the reversible" frame, thesupplementary frame hinged thereto, the folding legs attached to saidsupplementary frame, and the bent 10thing-lever pivoted to the foldingframe 1nd adapted to engage said reversible frame for securing said legsin their folded position and locking the hinged -frame to the reversibleframe. l

In testimony whereof I allix' my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ANDREW MAlt'llGXsUN. \Vitues ses JAY ODELL, JonN \V. DENMAN.

